Southwest Life

75 years ago: “J. R. Cheney division engineer for the state highway department announced that work would begin on July…

July 3, 2014

75 years ago: “Reports from Pagosa Springs indicate a larger attendance at its two-day 4th of July celebration than could…

July 2, 2014

“Pro burro racer Lee Courkamp of Arvada pushed Bam Bam up the trail during the 13-mile challenge from Vallecito to…

July 1, 2014

75 years ago: “The wife of a Durango man who was planning a trip to Denver advised him not to…

June 30, 2014

For young children, flu spray recommended

Studies have found kids between 2 and 8 years old are about half as likely to get the flu if…

June 30, 2014

75 years ago: “Such weather! The sidewalks are warm enough to fry eggs, and it gets hot enough in a…

Doctor’s orders: Read to children from birth

words kids hear, the better for their brains

What’s more stressful than caring for mom?

ailing spouse can be hardest to attend to

There is a downside for kids eating fortified cereal

excessive consumption of nutrients could be dangerous

Watching too much TV might kill you

than 3 hours a day spells trouble, new study shows

Health-care marketplace expanding

Nonprofit cooperative visits Durango as part of statewide tour

Travel

Scientists resume digging at La Brea Tar Pits in LA

Officials at La Brea Tar Pits are reopening a shuttered exhibition hall and reactivating an excavation site, allowing visitors to…

June 28, 2014

Travel

Fidel’s former limos reborn as taxicabs

Today, the limos have been decommissioned and repurposed as Havana taxicabs, at the service of tourists who want a little…

June 28, 2014

“Two Durango businessmen – Mahlon White, left, and Alexis McKinney, center – watch as Ken Eubanks of Fort Lewis College…

June 28, 2014

75 years ago: “Durango’s national guard unit, the headquarters battery attached to the 168th field artillery, has returned home from…

June 27, 2014

75 years ago: “Additional improvement to the La Plata County Fairgrounds at Durango are stipulated in a $23,440 allotment made…

June 26, 2014

75 years ago: “Notice to water users, it has come to my notice that much of the city water is…

June 25, 2014

75 years ago: “The new 40-room fireproof addition to the Strater Hotel was opened for occupancy. Only the first floor…

Health Brief

Gentle yoga class with Jennifer Kiel, certified yoga instructor, will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays…

Making health a working priority

Companies should track employee wellness, group says

Asthma rates fall, but experts not breathing easier

One-year decline may be a statistical blip

Cure for hepatitis C out of reach?

$1,000 a pill, treatment too pricey for Colorado Medicaid and its patients

Building a better helmet to knock out concussions

design aims for more complete head protection